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No. 474 in Finnish

omasta

"Omasta" means "from one's own" or "of one's own" in English.

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  • Pidän paljon omasta tuotoksestani tässä projektissa.

    I really like my own contribution in this project.

    The word 'omasta' is used here as the prepositional form of 'oma,' which means 'own,' denoting possession in association with the complement 'tuotoksestani.'

  • Omasta mielestäni tämä elokuva oli paras.

    In my own opinion, this movie was the best.

    In this sentence, 'omasta' modifies 'mielestäni' (from my perspective), indicating possession within a subjective statement.

  • Kertoessani omasta kokemuksestani huomasin mielenkiintoisia piirteitä.

    While recounting my own experience, I noticed interesting aspects.

    Here, 'omasta' is in the prepositional form and associates possession with 'kokemuksestani' (experience).

  • Hän kertoi tarinan omasta elämästään.

    He told a story about his own life.

    In this sentence, the word 'omasta' is inflected to agree with the partitive singular case of the word it modifies ('elämästä', from 'elämä'). It signifies possession and emphasizes the uniqueness of the subject's life.

  • Otanko omasta hyllystäni tämän kirjan?

    Should I take this book from my own shelf?

    Here, 'omasta' is in the elative singular case, paired with 'hyllystä'. It demonstrates ownership and relates the action of taking the book to the person's own shelf.

  • Pidän omasta tyylistäni pukeutua.

    I like my own style of dressing.

    The word 'omasta' is in the elative singular form to match 'tyylistä'. It expresses the speaker's personal affection for their specific manner of dressing.

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